• 약학회지
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• 제44권5호
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• pp.384-390
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• 2000

Metabolism study of the dye, benzidine, was performed by gas chromatography-mass selective detector (GC/MSD) in the urine of rats orally administered 100 mg/kg benzidine. Urine samples were collected in metabolic cages for 0-24, 24-48, and 48-72 hrs. Ten ml of the urine was extracted with XAD-2 resin and the XAD-2 column was eluted with methanol. After evaporation, benzidine and its metabolites were extracted with diethyl ether (for non-conjugated fraction). For conjugated metabolites, $\beta$-glucu-ronidase was added to the aqueous layer that was incubated for 1 hr at 5$0^{\circ}C$ and the aqueous layer was extracted as in non-conjugated fraction. Aliquot of trimethylsilylated derivatives was applied to the GC/MSD. The mutagenicity of benzidine and its acetylated metabolites was tested by histidine/reversion assay. Five metabolites observed and confirmed either by electron impact and chemical ionization modes of the GC/MSD, or authentic compounds were monoacetyl-, diacetyl-, hydroxyacetyl-, hydroxydiacetyl-, and hydroxy-benzidine. Monoacetyl-benzidine was more potent than benzidine in histidine/reversion assay. This data indicates that monoacetylation of benzidine may be one of the metabolites produced in metabolic activation process.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.73-84
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• 1970

Solanum andigena의 괴경생성형상과 스테톨의 관계를 구명하기 위하여 방사성 매바론산을 이용하여 대사를 연구하였다. 괴경생성에 단일광조성수도를 요하는 단일식물과 괴경을 생성치 않는 장일식물을 접목 시켰을때 장일식물이 괴경생성 홀몬을 받아 괴경을 생성하는 현상을 스테로이드와 결부시켜 구명할려고한것이다. 이 연구에서 각종 방사성 스테톨이 특수장치한 까스 크로마토 그라피로서 분리 측정되었다. 여기서 분리된 각종 스테톨이 직정 괴경생성홀몬이라는 근거는 찾을 수 없으며, 이들이 괴경의 포대성장에 필요한 인자로서 관여하고 있는 것으로 논의되었다.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.85-94
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• 1986

수도체(水稻體)와 토양(土壤)에서 carbofuran의 거취(去就)를 구명(究明)하기 위하여 C-14 표식(標識) carbofuran을 수도유묘(水稻幼苗)에 담수처리(湛水處理)하고 방사능(放射能)의 분포(分布), 수도체내(水稻體內)에서의 대사(代謝), 토양(土壤)에서의 화학적 전환(化學的 轉換)을 경시적(經時的)으로 조사(調査)하였다. 토양(土壤)에 처리(處理)한 C-14 표식(標識) carbofuran은 쉽게 경근흡수(經根吸收)되어 줄기로 이동(移動), 잎의 첨단부위(尖端部位)에 축적(蓄積)되었으며, 수도체(水稻體)의 근부(根部)에 비해 더 많은 양(量)의 방사능(放射能)이 줄기에 분배(分配)되었다. 수도(水稻) 줄기와 뿌리에서 aqueous phase extracts와 non-extractable fraction의 방사능(放射能)이 경제적(經時的)으로 증가(增加)하는 것은 phase I 및 phase II 반응(反應)이 진행(進行)하는 것으로 해석(解釋)하였다. 수도체(水稻體)와 토양(土壤)의 organic phase extracts에는 현재(現在)까지 알려진 carbofuran과 이의 5종(種) 대사물(代謝物)이 모두 관찰(觀察)되었으며 3-hydroxycarbofuran이 주요(主要) 대사물(代謝物)로 확인(確認)되었다. aqueous phase extracts는 HCl 또는 cellulase 가수분해(加水分解)로 상기(上記)한 6종(種) 화합물(化合物)이 양적차이(量的 差異)는 있었으나, 모두 aglycone으로 확인(確認)되었으며 7-benzofuranol과 3-hydroxycarbofuran이 많이 분리(分離)되었다. 일반토양(一般土壤)에서는 살균토양(殺菌土壤)에 비해 non-extractable fraction의 방사능(放射能)이 크게 증가(增加)하였고, organic phase extrac 방사능(t放射能)은 감소(減少)하였다.

• ALGAE
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.343-350
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• 2011

Fermentation and enzyme-assisted extraction (EAE) improve nutritional and functional properties of foods by increasing the extraction of active compounds, ingestion rates, and body absorption. In this study, we investigated whether applying the EAE process improves the extraction and isolation efficiency of a polysaccharide from fermented Ecklonia cava (FE), which inhibited NO production in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-activated RAW 264.7 cells. The results showed that the FE using the fungi Candida utilis and two different bacteria, namely Lactobacillus brevis and Saccharomyces cerevisiae increased protein and carbohydrate contents in comparison with those in non-fermented E. cava (NE). Aqueous extracts of fermented E. cava increased extraction yields and carbohydrate content, compared with the aqueous extract of NE. In addition, treating LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells with aqueous extracts resulted in reduced NO production compared to that in LPS-treated cells. Ten EAEs of L. brevis-fermented E. cava (LFE) improved NO inhibitory effects in LPS-activated RAW 264.7 cells and the Viscozyme extract (VLFE) from the resulting extracts showed the highest NO inhibitory effect. We found that the >30 kDa fraction of VLFE led to markedly high inhibition of LPS-induced NO production as compared to that in the <30 kDa fraction. The crude polysaccharide isolated from >30 kDa fraction (VLFEP) consisted of fucose and markedly decreased NO production induced by LPS stimulation. VLFEP could be useful as an anti-inflammatory agent to suppress macrophage activation.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제51권2호
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• pp.141-146
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• 2019

본 연구에서는 꽃송이버섯 소수성 추출물(SCF4)의 항혈관신생활성을 혈관내피세포인 HUVECs을 사용하여 확인하였다. 그 결과, SCF4는 세포 독성을 나타내지 않는 $5-25{\mu}g/mL$의 농도에서 VEGF에 의해 유도된 혈관내피세포 증식을 유의적으로 감소시켰을 뿐만 아니라, 혈관내피세포 침윤성과 관 형성 능력을 농도의 존적으로 감소시켜 in vitro 혈관신생을 효과적으로 저해함을 확인하였다. 또한, SCF4는 독성을 나타내지 않고 CAM의 혈관신생을 저해함으로써, in vivo 혈관신생을 효과적으로 저해함을 확인하였다. 마지막으로 SCF4가 혈관신생을 유도하는 주요 신호전달 경로인 VEGFR2, AKT 및 ERK1/2의 전체 단백질 발현 수준의 변화없이 인산화를 저해함을 확인하였다. 따라서, 본 연구는 꽃송이버섯 소수성 추출물이 혈관신생 저해활성을 나타내고 이러한 현상은 VEGFR2 신호전달경로의 억제를 통해 진행됨을 입증하여, 혈관신생 관련 질환 예방 및 치료를 위한 천연물 소재로서의 적용 가능성을 새롭게 제시하였다.

• 생약학회지
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.239-242
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• 2012

This study was carried out to investigate the anti-malarial activity of Juniperus chinensis by in vitro and in vivo system using Plasmodium falciparum chloroquine-sensitive(3D7) and P. falciparum chloroquine-resistant(S20) strains. According to cytotoxicty test on NIH 3T3 cell, the ethanol extract(EtOH), ethylacetate(EtOAc) fraction and aqueous fraction possessed significant anti-malarial activity against both 3D7 and S20 strains at non-toxic concentrations(<100 /). In vitro assay, EtOAc fraction showed notable activity against 3D7 and S20 strains of P. falciparum with $IC_{50}$ values of $37{\pm}2{\mu}g/ml$ and $36{\pm}6{\mu}g/ml$. In animal test using P. falciparum infected human erythrocytes, the treatment of EtOAc fraction significantly inhibited parasitaemia in mice in a dose-dependent manner that is parasitaemia of 42%, 34% and 31% in doses of 10 mg/kg, 20 mg/kg and 40 mg/kg, respectively. The study provides data to support the medicinal importance of the J. chinensis.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.257-266
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• 2014

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: Licorice has been shown to possess cancer chemopreventive effects. However, glycyrrhizin, a major component in licorice, was found to interfere with steroid metabolism and cause edema and hypertension. The roasting process of licorice modifies the chemical composition and converts glycyrrhizin to glycyrrhetinic acid. The purpose of this study was to examine the anti-carcinogenic effects of the ethanol extract of roasted licorice (EERL) and to identify the active compound in EERL. MATERIALS/METHODS: Ethanol and aqueous extracts of roasted and un-roasted licorice were prepared. The active fraction was separated from the methylene chloride (MC)-soluble fraction of EERL and the structure of the purified compound was determined by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. The anti-carcinogenic effects of licorice extracts and licochalcone A was evaluated using a MTT assay, Western blot, flow cytometry, and two-stage skin carcinogenesis model. RESULTS: EERL was determined to be more potent and efficacious than the ethanol extract of un-roasted licorice in inhibiting the growth of DU145 and MLL prostate cancer cells, as well as HT-29 colon cancer cells. The aqueous extracts of un-roasted and roasted licorice showed minimal effects on cell growth. EERL potently inhibited growth of MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 breast, B16-F10 melanoma, and A375 and A2058 skin cancer cells, whereas EERL slightly stimulated the growth of normal IEC-6 intestinal epithelial cells and CCD118SK fibroblasts. The MC-soluble fraction was more efficacious than EERL in inhibiting DU145 cell growth. Licochalcone A was isolated from the MC fraction and identified as the active compound of EERL. Both EERL and licochalcone A induced apoptosis of DU145 cells. EERL potently inhibited chemically-induced skin papilloma formation in mice. CONCLUSIONS: Non-polar compounds in EERL exert potent anti-carcinogenic effects, and that roasted rather than un-roasted licorice should be favored as a cancer preventive agent, whether being used as an additive to food or medicine preparations.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.325-329
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• 1991

Effects of Lycii Fructus on primary cultured chicken embryonic brain cells were studied by microscopic observation, determination of the activity of pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (PDHC), and syntheses of protein, RNA and DNA. The brain cells were prepared from the brains or 10-day-old chicken embryos and cultured with a deficient medium. The activity of PDHC in the brain cells cultured with a deficient medium was increased to 1.8 times by the addition of $30\;{\mu}g/ml$ of the total methanol extract of Lycii Fructus. To seek the active fraction, total methanol extract was further fractionated by the polarity. The survival rate of neuronal cells was significantly increased by the addition of $100\;{\mu}g/ml$ of the buthanol or aqueous fraction. At this concentration, the significant increase of the syntheses of protein and RNA, but not of DNA, indicates that the fractions may act on the neuronal cells which are known to be non-dividing cells.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.184-190
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• 2017

Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are endopeptidases that take significant roles in extracellular matrix degradation and therefore linked to several complications such as metastasis of cancer progression, oxidative stress, and hepatic fibrosis. Hizikia fusiformis, a brown algae, was reported to possess bioactivities, including but not limited to, antiviral, antimicrobial, and anti-inflammatory partly due to bioactive polysaccharide contents. In this study, the potential of H. fusiformis against cancer cell invasion was evaluated through the MMP inhibitory effect in HT1080 fibrosarcoma cells in vitro. H. fusiformis crude extract was fractionated with organic solvents, $H_2O$, n-BuOH, 85% aqueous MeOH, and n-hexane (n-Hex). The non-toxicity of the fractions was confirmed by MTT assay. All fractions inhibited the enzymatic activities of MMP-2 and MMP-9 according to the gelatin zymography assay. Cell migration was also significantly inhibited by the n-Hex fraction. In addition, both gene and protein expressions of MMP-2 and -9, and tissue inhibitor of MMPs (TIMPs) were evaluated by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and Western blotting, respectively. The fractions suppressed the mRNA and protein levels of MMP-2, MMP-9 while elevating the TIMP-1 and TIMP-2, with the $H_2O$ fraction being the least effective while n-Hex fraction the most. Collectively, the n-Hex fraction from brown algae H. fusiformis could be a potential inhibitor of MMPs, suggesting the presence of various derivatives of polysaccharides in high amounts.

• 한국화재소방학회논문지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.105-110
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• 2005

외부 복사열원(10, 15, 20, 25 및 $35kW/m^2$)에 노출된 난연처리된 목재의 탄화특성을 측정하기 위해 Douglas fir를 사용하였으며, 목재에 복사열원을 노출시키기 위해 Cone heater를 사용하였다. 시료의 크기는 $100mm\times100mm\times50m$로 Monoammonium phosphate, Sodium borate, Zinc borate를 이용하여 배합된 수용성 난연제에 의해 함침 처리된 목재(F2와 F4)와 비처리된 목재(N)를 사용하였다. 연구결과, 난연처리된 Douglas fir의 경우 비처리된 목재에 비해 탄화율이 외부 복사열원의 증가와 관계없이 현저히 낮음을 알 수 있었으며, 난연제의 함량 증가에 따라 탄화율이 낮게 나타났다. 비처리된 목재에 있어 연소속도가 상대적으로 큼을 알 수 있으며, 낮은 외부 복사열원에서 보다 높은 복사열원에서 그 차이가 많이 남을 알 수 있다. 또한, 외부 복사열원이 $35kW/m^2$일 때 평균 탄화속도는 비처리된 목재가 난연처리된 목재에 비해 약 2배정도 빠름을 알 수 있었다 탄화율, 연소속도 및 탄화깊이와 속도의 측정결과 본 연구에서 배합된 난연성 수용액은 탄화층에 의한 단열 효과 및 불꽃 억제 효과가 있음을 알 수 있었다.